weigh

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

transitive v. To determine the weight of by or as if by using a scale or balance.

transitive v. To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by or as if by weight. Often used with out: weighed out a pound of cheese.

transitive v. To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate: weighed the alternatives and decided to stay.

transitive v. To choose carefully or deliberately: weigh one's words.

transitive v. Nautical To raise (anchor).

intransitive v. To be of a specific weight.

intransitive v. To have consequence or importance: The decision weighed heavily against us. See Synonyms at count1.

intransitive v. To cause to bend heavily by or as if by added weight. Used with on or upon: a coating of ice that weighed upon the slender branches.

intransitive v. To burden or oppress: was weighed with the onerous task of laying off the staff.

intransitive v. Nautical To raise anchor.

weigh down To cause to bend down with added weight: vines that were weighed down with grapes.

weigh down To burden or oppress: The responsibilities of the new job weighed him down.

weigh in Sports To be weighed at a weigh-in.

weigh in To have one's baggage weighed, as at an airport.

weigh in Slang To make a forceful statement in a discussion: She weighed in with some pertinent facts.

n. Nautical Way. Used in the phrase under weigh.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To determine the weight of an object.

v. Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.

v. To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

v. To consider a subject.

v. To have a certain weight.

v. To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

v. To weigh anchor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A corruption of way, used only in the phrase under weigh.

n. A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See wey.

intransitive v. To have weight; to be heavy.

intransitive v. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

intransitive v. To bear heavily; to press hard.

intransitive v. To judge; to estimate.

transitive v. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.

transitive v. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of

transitive v. To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.

transitive v. To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.

transitive v. To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance.

transitive v. To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To raise or lift; bear up: as, to weigh anchor; to weigh a ship that has been sunk.

To bear up or balance in order to determine the weight of; determine the relative heaviness of (something) by comparison in a balance with some recognized standard; ascertain the number of pounds, ounces, etc., in: as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.

To consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; compare; estimate deliberately and maturely; balance; ponder: as, to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of a scheme.

To consider as worthy of notice; make account of; care for; regard; esteem.

To overweigh or overpower; burden; op press. See the following phrase.

To oppress with weight or heaviness; overburden; depress.

To weigh anchor; get under way or in readiness to sail.

To have weight, literally or figuratively.

To be or amount in heaviness or weight; be of equal effect with in the balance: as, a nugget weighing several ounces; a load which weighs two tons.

To be considered as important; have weight in the intellectual balance.

To bear heavily; press hard.

To consider; reflect.

n. In cotton manufacturing, any given quantity of yarn delivered to an operative, for example, a winder, upon which wages are based.

n. A certain quantity or measure, estimated by weight; a measure of weight (compare wey); in the South Wales coal-fields, a weight of ten tons.

n. A misspelling of way, in the phrase under way, due to confusion with the phrase to weigh anchor.

Moreover, whatever the real state of the economy next autumn, the majority of voters will perceive a recession – just as they did in 1992, when a brisk recovery was in fact under weigh from a very shallow downturn.